Automobile-license-certificate container



Feb. 12, 1929.

O. E. ABBEY AUTOMOBILE LICENSE CERTIFICATE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 28, 1928 OrzZZe E. B Y

Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES ORVILLE E. ABBEY, 0F CORNING, IOWA.

AUTOMOBILE-LICENSE-CERTIFICATE CONTAINER.

Application filed February 28, 1928. Serial No. 257,728.

This invention relates to a device for holding automobile license certificates, which are required by certain States to be carried in the vehicle. 7

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a holder of the above kind which is extremely simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, and which may be conveniently mounted on the vehicle at any desired place.

A further object is to provide a holder of the above kind including a container for the license certificate which is extremely light in weight and durable in construction, and simple and efficient means for attaching the container to the vehicle at any desired place.

The invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompany drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure is a front elevational view of an automobile license certificate holder constructed in accordance with the present in vention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 33 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the

present license certificate holder includes a container in the nature of a card case or envelope having a body portion formed from an elongated rectangular sheet of flexible 1naierial, such as cloth or leather, said sheet being folded upon a pair of transverse horh zonlal. fold lines to provide end and intermediate ":ertions. The sheet has infolded longl 'adinal edge portions as at 5 for reiir forcing and finishing purposes, and the intermediate portion of the sheet forms the front wall of the envelope, while the end portions of the sheet, indicated at 6 and 7, form the back wall of the envelope. In practice, the lower end portion of the sheet is folded upwardly in the rear of the front wall 5 and then the end section 7 is folded downwardly onto said end section 6, the upper edges of the sections 5 and 6 being previously stitched together, however, as at 8. The walls are then stitched together at the free lower edge of the section 7 as indicated at 9 and along one end as at 10. A flexible non-metallic card case is thus formed closed at the bottom, top and at one end, and being open at the other end for the ready insertion and removal of may be readily seen or read. A rectangular stiffening and reinforcing sheet 14, of pasteboard or the like, is applied and secured to the inner face of the sectionfi of the back wall, by means of adhesive or the like,said stiffening and reinforcing sheet 14 being of approximately the same size as the back wall.

Arranged longitudinally within the top fold between the wall sections 5 and 6 is a straight piece of wire having a central upstanding looped portion forming an eye 15.

which projects through a central slot 16 in said mold for ready engagement with a nail or other suitable support whereby the folder may be conveniently suspended within the ve hicle in front of the drivers seat or in any other suitable place. This hanger wire is inserted in the fold before the end section 7 is folded downwardly onto the section 6 and secured, the eye 15 being inserted through the slot 16 at that time. The hanger wire has projecting return bent ends 17 which extend in wardly for a short distance at the back of the holder and terminate in depending pin members 18 which may be readily caused to penetrate upholstery or other fabric parts in the autou while when found more convenient to secure the holder at such point. In using either the eye 15 or the pin fastener members 18, the device may be attached to the vehicle so that it will not readily swing or become accidentally detached.

From the above it will be seen that a simple non-metallic holder is provided which may be readily and economically manufactured, r

and which may be readily placed into practical use.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spiritand scopeof the invention as claimed. i i i What I claim as new is An automobile license certificate holder opening and a transparent sheet of material in the front thereof through which the eertifica-te is visible, said envelope being open at one end and embodying an elongated sheet of material folded transversely upon a pair of horizontal lines to provide an intermediate front Wall-forming portion and overlapped end back wall-forn'ling portions, one of said end portions being folded dowmvardly onto the other end portion, said end portions being stitched along one side edge to the adjacent edge of the front portion, and means retained in the fold between the front Wall-forming portion and the downwardly folded end portion for attaching the holder to support, said last named means embodying a Wire having projecting rearwardly and inwardly return bent ends terminating in depending pin fastener members exteriorly of the holder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ORVILLE E. ABBEY. 

